The "Four Horsemen" of Notre Dame — Elmer Layden (from left), James Crowley, Don Miller and Harry Stuhldreher — were considered the great backfield ever assembled. But in their three years, Notre Dame lost only two games — both to Nebraska in Lincoln. Nebraska played many college football greats in the 20th century, but the Huskers' […]
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Buffs put up no fight in 1992
Nebraska's Travis Hill (93) picks up a fumble after stripping the ball from Colorado quarterback Koy Detmer (right) during the 1992 game at Memorial Stadium. Hill's fumble recovery set up Calvin Jones' 1-yard touchdown run with one second left in the first half of NU's 52-7 win. Oct. 31, 1992 In one of the most […]
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Beating the Bear
Alabama coach Bear Bryant is escorted by Alabama State Troopers off the field at Memorial Stadium on Sept. 17, 1977, after his fourth-ranked Crimson Tide lost to Nebraska 31-24. Sept. 17, 1977 For the first time under fifth-year coach Tom Osborne, Nebraska entered a football game unranked, having lost its season opener to Washington State […]
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Eric Crouch wins the Heisman
Quarterback Eric Crouch (left), shown with coach Frank Solich, became Nebraska's third Heisman Trophy winner when he won the 2001 award. Dec. 8, 2001 Eric Crouch was a wizard running the option, pure and simple. He was extremely fast — he was once clocked at 4.3 seconds in the 40-yard dash — and tough as a […]
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Turman to the rescue
Walk-on quarterback Matt Turman got the start against No. 16 Kansas State on Oct. 15, 1994, and helped the Huskers to a 17-6 victory. Oct. 15, 1994 No one could have conceived in August 1994 that Nebraska’s national title hopes would rest on the shoulders of 5-foot-11 walk-on quarterback Matt Turman. But that’s exactly what […]
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Klein kicks record seven field goals
Oct. 19, 1985 What’s more remarkable than Dale Klein setting an NCAA record by making seven field goals in seven attempts in one game? Perhaps that seventh-ranked Nebraska needed Klein to make seven field goals in seven attempts to defeat a winless Missouri team that sported a porous defense. But the Huskers, despite a career-high […]
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Jack's run, 2013
April 6, 2013 It was a 69-yard run by maybe the toughest running back to ever set foot in Memorial Stadium. It was a touchdown run that turned Jack Hoffman into an inspiration, a rallying cry: #TeamJack on T-shirts and Twitter and everywhere. More than that, really. It was a run that made a 7-year-old […]
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NU's Stiehm rollers, 1911-15
Ewald "Jumbo" Stiehm's teams went 35-3-3 in his five years at Nebraska. Ewald "Jumbo" Stiehm despised his nickname. But that didn't keep the Nebraska coach from having the top winning percentage in school history. Stiehm's teams went 35-3-3 in his five years (1911-15) at NU. He was given his release from Nebraska when school officials […]
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It's a fumble! Now, wait a minute ...
It wasn't the first time Tom Osborne called for the "fumblerooski," but once again it worked. Dean Steinkuhler scampered 19 yards to score on the trick play in the 1984 Orange Bowl against Miami. Nov. 24, 1979 The Huskers trailed archrival Oklahoma by 10 points late in the game that would determine the Big Eight […]
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Tom "Train Wreck" Novak, 1947
Oct. 18, 1947 Tom Novak earned his nickname “Train Wreck.” Against Notre Dame in 1947, the sophomore from Omaha South was all over the field and played so well in NU's 31-0 loss that Notre Dame coach Frank Leahy shook his hand after the game and said he was the best linebacker the Irish faced […]